In the article, EPA director general Mary Kelly
warned the Government there was no system in place routinely to monitor
the health of people living near incinerators and waste sites.

It went on to remind the Department of Health
that this issue was a matter for them and the health boards.

Still, the EPA issued licences in Meath and Cork
knowing this situation existed. The EPA did not seek the advice of
any in-house or external medical expert before granting the draft
waste licence.

We in Cork Harbour already have six in-house
incinerators and Indaver wish to put in a commercial toxic incinerator
with far more capacity than is needed.

Not only that, but it was pointed out to Indaver
that if they waited six weeks to put in their appeal for material
contravention of our development plan they would give our communities
the opportunity to discuss health under the new act that was coming
in. They disregarded this advice. Why?

Now we're in the position that the EPA can give
us no protection and are not responsible for our health. Neither is
any government department nor the Health and Safety Authority (as
we found out at the oral hearing), so who is responsible for our health?
We are; but perhaps in future you the taxpayer will be after yet another
tribunal.